Japan 1946 (S21) 5 sen

from the Mountain Groan Collection

The five sen was orignally a silver coin the size of a half dime. It was copper-nickel until 1932, then nickel 1933-37, aluminum bronze 1938-40, aluminum 1940-43 and tin-zinc 1944-46. This is the final issue of the denomination. A few were made of porcelain in 1945 but were not issued for circulation.

Recorded mintage: 180,000,000 for 1945-46.

Specification: 2 g, tin-zinc.

Catalog reference: Y-65.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• The Catalog of Japanese Coins and Banknotes, Tokyo: JNDA (Japanese Numismatic Dealers Assn.), 2014.

Link to:

• 1923 5 sen
• 1938 nickel 5 sen
• 1946 10 sen
• 1946 50 sen
• Coins and currency dated 1946
• return to coins of Japan